Audubon Insectarium

The Audubon Insectarium guide in New Orleans opens with a strange bit of arithmetic on termite damage, then introduces the Termite House Party exhibit, a live colony devouring a miniature house behind glass. From there it traces the museum's original twenty-five-million-dollar home inside the old Custom House on Canal Street, which opened in 2008, won a Thea award, and drew crowds for over a decade. You'll hear how the pandemic changed everything for Audubon's tourism-dependent attractions in 2020. Look for the leaf-cutter ants and the honeybee hive as you make your way toward the riverside butterfly garden.